Glasgow, Scotland: The Port of Greenock has expanded its reefer point infrastructure from 32 to 220. The £750,000 investment into reefer point infrastructure at the port marks a significant upgrade to the country’s refrigerated cargo capabilities, the port operator says. The increase in reefer points will increase ease of access to global markets for food …
London, UK: UK electors go to the polls on 4 July to elect a new government. “The general election on July 4th marks a real fork in the road for the food supply chain,” says Cold Chain Federation chief executive Phil Pluck. “The next government must provide new support to help tackle major food supply chain …
Dublin, Ireland: UPS Healthcare, the medical logistics arm of United Parcel Service, has opened a 6,000sq metre warehouse near Dublin Airport to serve the booming pharmaceutical and medical device industry. The €12m temperature controlled store incorporates small package, freight forwarding and distribution. “We’re the only provider who can take our customers’ treatments from clinical trial …
New Century, Kansas, USA: CJ Logistics America plans a new rail connected cold store in 2025 in Kansas City. The cold store, a joint development with Yukon Real Estate Partners and BGO, will be attached to Upfield’s New Century factory by conveyor bridge allowing product to be delivered directly into the warehouse. There is currently …
Reading, UK: Tower Cold Chain has published its first Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance principles. The report documents the company’s sustainability roadmap, focussed on achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. Highlights of the Report include a detailed explanation of how Tower containers enhance supply chain sustainability through product innovation, development …
Boroughbridge, UK: Cold storage and transport business Reed Boardall has pledged to offer more apprenticeships to school and college leavers in the future, having supported a 17-year-old from Ripon to complete the company’s first apprenticeship in business administration. Jonasz Holica, (pictured above) originally from Poland, moved to Yorkshire when he was two years old. When …
Dover, UK: Foreign Secretary David Cameron has told MPs he is “really worried” that the EU’s new border IT system will lead to “long delays” when it is introduced. The Entry Exit System will require visitors to register fingerprints, a photo, and passport details to enter the EU. It is expected to start on 6 …
Dublin, Ireland: David O’Connor has been appointed regional sales manager for Schmitz Cargobull in Ireland. He has spend most of his career in the automotive sector, most recently with the largest Mercedes-Benz dealership in Ireland. He joins the Ireland team working alongside regional sales manager Philip Keenan, and regional aftermarket development manager, Steve Wilson. “Compared with …
Rueil-Malmaison, France: Carrier Transicold has the Vector HE 17 available for trailer refrigeration. The new unit offers refrigeration capacity output at above 16kW, as well as a significant reduction in fuel consumption and noise levels, Carrier Transicold says. “By integrating advanced inverter technology with the proven all-electric E-Drive architecture, the Vector HE 17 sets a …
Dover, UK: Post-Brexit border checks will cost UK businesses £470m a year and there is still no clear timetable for their full introduction, according to the government’s public spending watchdog. In a damning report, the National Audit Office criticised the government’s handling of the post-Brexit border arrangements, saying that “traders face increasing additional costs and …
Easton, UK: Sadel Group has planning permission to build a new factory at its Easton, Lincolnshire, site. The food production areas of the site have been mostly dormant since May 2020, when McCains closed one of its factories. Beyond retrofitting and refurbishing the existing buildings, Sadel has added a new temperature-controlled warehouse and will transform …
Linlithgow, Scotland: Scottish butcher, fishmonger and foodservice supplier Campbells Prime Meat has returned to contract hire taking 70 new temperature-controlled vans from Fraikin. Fraikin originally delivered 23 vans in 2023 and has subsequently replaced older vehicles that Campbells had purchased outright from another provider.The latest order of new 3.5-tonne vans – supplied on a five-year, …
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